From the red carpet of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings actor Xochitl Gomez talks about playing America Chavez in the upcoming Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Shang-Chi opens in theaters September 3.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a Marvel Studios live-action feature film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.
Simu Liu stars as Marvel's Master of Kung-Fu. The movie will delve into the legendary villain character The Mandarin, whose presence has been felt but ultimately never appeared in the Iron Man movies. Tony Leung is playing Wenwu, who may be the mystic-ringed bad guy. Awkwafina, Meng'er Zhang, Michelle Yeoh, Ronny Chieng, Fala Chen and Florian Munteanu are also among the cast.
Destin Daniel Cretton is directing the film from a script by David Callaham.
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is the 2022 Marvel Studios live-action feature film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.
The official synopsis tells us that with this film the MCU unlocks the Multiverse and pushes its boundaries further than ever before. Journey into the unknown with Doctor Strange, who, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.
The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, with Michael Stahlberg, and Rachel McAdams. All actors are returning from the previous film, except for Gomez who joins as America Chavez, the modern-day counterpart to the golden age hero Miss America.
Sam Raimi, a key figure in building Marvel's Hollywood brand as the director of the first three Spider-Man movies, is set to direct. He's working from a screenplay by Michael Waldron.
